Memphis

Tennessee Volunteer PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2008 · Treasurer: Ronnie Carter · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $1,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$44,500
Total Spent
$58,000
To TN candidates
$30,500
53% of spending
Operating & other
$19,500
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,000 to 15 candidates
$11,500 to 13 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $58,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,500 (53%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $19,500 ÷ Total spent: $58,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,500
Contributions to candidates $30,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $30,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,000. Of the $17,500 difference, $17,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gravitt, Marc $2,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,000.00
  • Harwell (House 18), Beth $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • …and 8 more recipients

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $19,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Association of Prof Bail Agnts Nashville, TN — $44,500.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2016 Historical $1,041.48 $1,041.48 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70779
Pre-General 2016 Historical $541.48 $1,041.48 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68127
Q3 2016 Historical $41.48 $541.48 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68124
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $4,041.48 $41.48 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66572
Q2 2016 Historical $14,541.48 $4,041.48 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65177
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $14,541.48 $14,541.48 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 66825